Handbag



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HANDBAG Filed May 29, 1940 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 3nnentor:

* MAE KAHZOW Gttornegs May 26, 1942.

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HANDBAG Filed May 29, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 13m 556 A S WILLIE M66KnNzow GttomegS Patented May 26, 1942 l j HANDBAG Willie Mae Kanzow,Knoxville, Tenn.

Application May 29, 1940, Serial No. 337,891

4 Claims) (g1. 15o 10') This. invention .relates to hand bags, purses,laundry bags and the like andsmoreespecially to an article of thistypehaving means associated therewith for automatically closing thesame. a flexible bag having. the opposedsides of its opening removablyattached to adjacent turns of a coiled wire. The coiled wire also servesas a handle and due to the natural tendency for the turns orconvolutions to rest against each other in contracted position, it isevident that the attached sides of the bag opening will normally remainin closed position.

It is therefore, an object of this invention to provide a hand bag,purse or the like, comprising a flexible bag having the opposed sides ofits opening removably attached to adjacent turns of a coil springhandle. In, the present showing of the invention, there are about oneand one-third turns in the coiled springhandle, therefore, theoverlapping-ends extend. approximately one third of the circumference ofthe spring and have mounted thereon the opposed edges of the bagopening. This typeof construction permits the bag to be easily attachedor removed from the handle and when once attached, it will not Morespecifically, the invention relates to removed and a ball inserted overthe end of the handle. f. .1 Referring more specifically:to.thedrawings, the; numeral I 0 denotes a suitable'flexiblebag or containerwhich is formed from any suitable material such'as' cloth, leather orthe like. The

opposed sides of theopening of thebag. ..If desired the edges maybepinked or in case material is used that does ,notiray, raw edges maybeprovided. Figure 3 showsthe bag'structure in the position that itassumes prior to being inserted upon a suitable-handle: y s

Figure 4 shows the typeof handle, employed for the bag shown in Figure3...;This handle come prises a coiled wire I! having its, endsoverlapping each;other.; These'ends may bepointed so that they caneasily-penetrate, suitable ballsg knobs become detached ofitsownaccord.v Furthermore, the coiled spring has ,the necessaryresiliency to permit the bag to be opened as widely as desired, but whenthe sidewalls are released the bag will return to closed position.

Some of the, objects of the invention having been stated, other objectswill appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an elevation of my,improved hand-. bag;

Figure 2 isa vertical sectional view taken along the line 2-2 in Figure1; I 7

Figure 3 is an isometric view of the flexible container or bag portionas it appears; prior to being inserted upon the handle;

Figure 4 is ,an isometric view of the handleor other ornaments I,8,which are made of sponge rubberpandserve to prevent the container frombecoming detached. 1 1

When it is desired ;to assemble the bag and handle, it is necessary toremove the balls I8 fromthe sharpened ends of coiled wire l1. Then thepointed ends of the wire I! are laced through the upper opposed edges I4and I5 of the bag |0.- It isnecessary, however, to pleat the upper edgesof the bag so that the sharpened ends of the wire ll will penetrate aseries of overlapping pleats or folds 20 and 2|. Therefore, when thetwoopposed sides l4 and I5 of the bag [0 are pleated and penetrated by theends of the coiled wire l'!, the wholejbag will, assume a substantiallycircular or half moon appearance as shown in Figure'l. The; shape of thehandle causes thebag to assume this position. After the ends of the wireI? have been properly installed, theballs iii are again placed on theends of the wire to prevent the bag from becoming detached. Since thecoiled wire has an inherent resiliency therein, tending to cause theoverlap-. ping portions to rest against each other, it is seen that theballs l8'will each contact an adjacent turn in the wire I! and-benormally held in such contact by virtue "of thisresiliency; Therefore,

when the coiledwire I1. is in a normal position, the upper end of thebag I0 will be closed in the manner shown in Figures 2 and 6. This typeof construction eliminates the necessity of sewing the handle to the bagor of providing perforations for the wire to go through. It alsoelimithe arcuate wire. The lower end'of the bar 25 has a forked portion2I which is adapted to engage-the adjacent turn in the coiled Wire ll inthe mannershown in Figure 7 when it is desired to hold the bag in openedposition.

g It is often desirable to eliminate sharp points or ends on the handlestructure tojprevent in-,

slipping through the bag by adhering to the metal through suction, aswell as serving as ornathe edges of the bag are laced on the ends ofjury, especially where the balls l8 are made of a V i been set forth apreferred embodiment; of the soft material and are easily detached. Onthe other hand, a sharp point is necessary when in. serting a bag on thehandle,

Figure 8 shows the end of; a handle l'lawith'a restricted end portionllb integral therewith, the other portions of the handle being identicalto handle I'L Apointed' member 30 removably' fits over portion l-lliwhen a bag is being inserted on ,the 'handle; said pointed member-alsobeing adapted for initially punching the balls 18 prior to the samebeing inserted thereon. After insertpunching the balls, thefpoin'ts 30-are removed from the ends of the handlefleaving the blunt the needlepoints from rusting.

ments. In this way the necessity of having special devices for holdingknobs or other materials to the handle is eliminated. Eighth, when thebag handle is used in connection with a sewing bag, the knobs or balls|8 serve as a needle or pin cushion, and at the same time prevent Therubber knobs are also silent, and do notmar or scar furniture. Ninth, ifdesired, the handle can be laced through the bag at various distancesfrom the bag top, thereby making the bag shallow or deep, which featuresmake it possible to adjust the capacity ofthe bag.

In ,the drawings and specifications there has invention, and althoughspecific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descrip-' L.A handbag comprising; a flexible. container having an opening and aspring steel looped member having its ends'overlapping each other 1 andoccupying parallel positions a'ndextending ing the .bag on the handleand after initially restricted ends 30 exposed. Then these blunt ien'cyin the handle llcloses thebag automati eliminating the necessity for afastener 'to keep V of the present invention are as fOllOWSLFiISt, thespring re'silcally thereby eliminating the necessity of some I sort ofhinge for opening and closing and also inopposite directions and havingan inherent resiliency to press the overlapping ends towards each other,the -overlapping .ends being's'ecured to the container on opposite sidesof the opening,

whereby the loopedmember serves as a handle for the bag and theoverlapping ends normally hold the opening in closed position. I w

2. A handbag having ahandlef'ormed from a spring steel looped memberhaving overlapping endsoccupying a parallel relation toiieach other andprojecting in opposite directions, a flexible container having anopening therein, each of said overlapping ends being secured to thecontainer at a separate" and opposite side of the openthe bag closed.Second, the handleis unbreakable, easily kept clean, and will not'become detached from the bag or purse as handlesof-tendo on other typesof conventional bags. Third, this handle can be made round, oval,square'ortriangular, as long as the overlapping portions which are lacedthrough the bag remainin such a position as to give the properresiliency necessary to normally keep the bag closed; Fourth,

upon detaching the'handle from the bag, the bag s- 3.1A .han'dbagcomprising a flexible container having an opening therein and a bentresilient bar forming a complete loop and extending more than 350degrees and having its ends overlapping and parallel to each other, andextending in opposite directions, said bar having an inherent tendencyto press the overlapping 'e'ndstowards each other andbeing secured toopposed sides of the container adjacent said opening, whereby artistichalf moon shape which is desirable.

Without this handle, the half moon shape can only be obtained by cuttingin that shape; Fifth,

the handle. Sixth, the handle can -be plated comin'g'detached."

4. A handbag comprising a flexible container having an opening therein,-a bent resilient bar forming a complete loop and extending more than360 degrees and having its ends overlapping and parallel'to' eachi'other' and extending in opposite directions, said ends being'slidablysecured ient bar 'for preventing the container from beto'the bagonopposedside's of said openingsaid with chromium, nickel, silver, gold ortheelike so i that the bag can have the necessary ornamental appearance.If desired, a stiiT cover can be made forthe handle out of any-suitablematerial such 7 as; rubber, cloth, leather with the correspondingornaments attached, without departing from the.

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bar having an inherenttndncy to press the overlapping ends towardseachother whereby the opening is held in normally 'clos ed position, andmembers mounted on the ends ofsaid bar for preventing the containerbecoming de- 1 we rev e

